National Assembly

Question Number:4010

Mr C H HHunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(a) What protection services in (i) the form of human resources and (ii) another form were provided to (aa) her department’s Director-General and (bb) each chief executive officer of each of the entities reporting to her in the (aaa) 2012-13, (bbb) 2013-14 and (ccc) 2014-15 financial years, (b) what was the (i) budget allocation and (ii) actual cost in each specified financial year and (c) what criteria were used to provide protection services in each specified case? NW4878E

REPLY:

Department

(a), (i), (ii), (aa), (aaa, )(bbb), (ccc), (b), (i), (ii) and (c)

No protection services were provided to the Director-General of the Department of Transport in the financial years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15.

Cross- Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA)

(a)There were no protection services (i) in the form of human resources or (ii) in another form that were provided to (bb) the Chief Executive Officer of the Cross Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA) in the aaa) 2012-13, (bbb) 2013-14 and (ccc) 2014-15 financial years. (b) (i), (ii) and (c) are not applicable to the C-BRTA as no protection services were provided.

Road Accident Fund (RAF)

(a) No protection services in (i) the form of human resources and (ii) another form were provided to (aa) the Chief Executive Officer of the Road Accident Fund in the (aaa) 2012-13, (bbb) 2013-14 and (ccc) 2014-15 financial years, the (b) (i) budget allocation was R 0-00 and (ii) actual cost in each specified financial year was R 0-00, and (c) no criteria were used to provide protection services as such services were not provided.

Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA)

(a)There has never been any protection services offered in anyway.

Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)

(a)The security risk and threat analysis indicate that there is an ongoing penetration of crime syndicates in various forms throughout the Organization, to facilitate and further their aim to illegally profit from RTMC. The stringent steps led by the Chief Executive Officer to counter and eradicate these criminal elements from the business environment have positioned him as a prime target of these criminal elements and syndicates. These include steps to identify, prevent and stop collusion between service providers and employees who illegally profit from crime within RTMC, which have increased the threat to the life of the Chief Executive Officer.

(b)The Group Chief Executive Officer works extended hours both in office and attending external meetings and roadside law enforcement operations.

(aaa) In 2012-13 – there we no protection services offered.

(bbb)In 2013-14 personal security services were provided to the Acting CEO of Road Traffic Management Corporation on a 24 hour period. The cost of the services were One Hundred and Fifty Eight Thousand One Hundred and Eighteen Rands (R 158118.00) per month.

(ccc)In 2014-15, the protection services for the Chief Executive Officer were provided by the National Traffic Police officials employed in the National Traffic Law Enforcement Unit. They are budgeted for in the National Law Enforcement personnel expenditure.

(b) The protection services for the Chief Executive Officer are provided by the National Traffic Police officials employed in the National Traffic Law Enforcement Unit. They are budgeted for in the National Law Enforcement personnel expenditure

South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)

a)SANRAL does not provide any kind of personal protection, nor has it ever done so, to its CEO. Therefore, the remainder of the question falls away."

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

(a)No protection services in (i) the form of human resources and (ii) another form were provided to (aa) N/A and (bb) the Director of Civil Aviation (Chief Executive Officer) of the South African Civil Aviation Authority in the (aaa) 2012-13, (bbb) 2013-14 and (ccc) 2014-15 financial years, (b) (i) N/A and (ii) N/A and (c) N/A.

Air Traffic & Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)

(a)ATNS has not provided any protection services (i) in the form of human resources nor (ii) in any other form to (aa) the Department of Transports Director-General , (bb) nor the CEO of ATNS (aaa) in 2012 – 13 (bbb) 2013 – 14 or (ccc) 2014 -15 financial years.

(b)No money was (i) allocated in the budget and (ii) no actual money was spent in each of the specified financial years

(c)Therefor there was no criterion required to provide protection services in any of the specified cases.

Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)

ACSA does not provide protection services for (bb) the Chief Executive Officer.

Railway Safety Regulator (PSR)

The RSR has not provided any protection services in the form of human resources or any other form to its Chief Executive Officer in any of the financial years 2012-13; 2013-14 and 2014-15.

Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRSA)

The Ports Regulator did not provide protection services in the form of (i) human resources or (ii) in an

Other form to (aa) chairperson of the board (bb) other members/directors, in any of the specified years

(aaa),(bbb) and (ccc) and in terms (b), the budget allocation and actual costs were both zero in terms of (i)

and (ii).item © is therefore not applicable

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)

(aaa)PRASA provided security to the former GCEO for the 2012-13 financial year tabulated below:

(bbb)PRASA provided security to the former GCEO for the 2013-14 financial year tabulated below:

(ccc)PRASA provided security to the former GCEO for the 2014-15 financial year tabulated below:

(b) (i) The budget allocations are tabulated above for the respective financial years.

(b)(ii) The cost for each financial year are tabulated above for the respective financial years.

(c)The criteria were informed by the security risks that prevailed at the time. VIP Protection for the GCEO was based on a residual risk that emanated during his tenure as DDG of Public Transport in the Department of Transport.

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

No protection services in the form of human resources or any other form was provided for the SAMSA Chief Executive Officer for the respective years.